First printed in Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021)
Creature — Merfolk Druid
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
"The first step toward transcending physical limitations is discarding assumptions about what is possible."
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Caroline Gariba
- Watermark
- Quandrix
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Rulings (5)
- If an effect creates multiple copies of an instant or sorcery spell, magecraft abilities trigger once for each copy created by the effect.
- Some effects instruct you to copy an instant or sorcery card in a zone other than the stack. These copies do not cause magecraft abilities to trigger. However, most effects that do this also allow you to cast the copy, and casting the copy will cause magecraft abilities to trigger.
- Each magecraft ability has a different effect, although they all have the same trigger condition, whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell.
- For example, if you control Archmage Emeritus and cast an instant or sorcery spell, Archmage Emeritus’s magecraft ability will trigger and you will draw a card.
- If an effect creates a copy of an instant or sorcery spell, this will also cause the magecraft ability to trigger.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite magecraft triggers: Chain of Acid + Quandrix Pledgemage
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite magecraft triggers: Chain of Smog + Quandrix Pledgemage